Digital BW, The Print

Frank

I am using the Mac version but I guess the same would apply for the Windoze version as well.  The first thing to point out is that I nearly always have to tweak the sliders to get the right amount of dust removal.  There doesn;t seem to be any good default setting.  I use the image at 100% - 200% and then remove all the imperfections.  What you will find is that you will also lose detail and some highlights by using this filter.  To overcome this, I create a duplicate layer.  Then, with just the bottom layer visible, I apply the dust & scratches filter to the extent that I need to.  Then, I make the top layer visible and using the eraser tool, I work on the areas where I want to remove the dust & scratches, and avoid the areas where the highlights or detail would be lost.  When finished I flatten the layers.

All in all this is a tool that works but it can take a long time to get the best end result possible.  Long, but certainly less time than doing the whole process manually.  However, it is not the same as having dICE in the scanner software, which is definitely the best approach for dust and scratch removal.  The upside with the dust & scratches utility is that, by avoiding using dICE, you do not get any softening of the image at scan time.

Simon
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: frankg_photo <fh.gross@...> 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:16 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Polaroid's Dust & Scratches


  I cant quite get the hang of using Polaroid's Dust & Scratches 
  program (free). Anyone using it that can offer a few tips, pointers 
  or a tutorial ?

  http://www.polaroid.com/products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%
  3Eprd_id=390847&FOLDER%3C%
  3Efolder_id=12631&bmLocale=en_US&PRDREG=POL&SOURCE=catalog

  thanks
  Frank




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